Pub Dates

Join us for this casual catchup, in which we talk about what we've been up to and where we plan to take you all in the new year. We can't wait for what's to come!

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Lovely readers asked us LOTS of great questions about ISLES. In this episode, Amie answers them without holding anything back. She'll dish about everything from what exactly is going on with Leander to some of the story's biggest twists and turns. She might even drop some hints about what you'll find in the sequel (gasp)!

Now, if you haven't read the book yet, save this episode for later, because it is full of spoilers. If you have, buckle up and let's pull the curtain back.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Lovely readers asked us LOTS of great questions about NIGHTBIRDS. In this episode, Kate answers them without holding anything back. She'll dish about everything from the book's budding romances to some of the story's biggest twists and turns. She might even drop some hints about what you'll find in the sequel (gasp)!

Now, if you haven't read the book yet, save this episode for later, because it is full of spoilers. If you have, buckle up and let's pull the curtain back.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Now that you've heard our narrators talk about how they brought our novels to life, we think it's time you heard them in action. Our teams have given us permission to share the prologue and first chapter of NIGHTBIRDS with you, and we couldn't be more excited. Take it away, Saskia!

If you love this excerpt as much as we do, run to your favorite audiobook purveyor and grab yourself a copy of NIGHTBIRDS.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Now that you've heard our narrators talk about how they brought our novels to life, we think it's time you heard them in action. Our teams have given us permission to share the prologue and first chapter of ISLES with you, and we couldn't be more excited about it. Take it away, Steve and Nikki!

If you love this excerpt as much as we do, run to your favorite audiobook purveyor and grab yourself THE ISLES OF THE GODS.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

We asked some of our audiobook narrators to join us on the show, and they obliged! We were thrilled to hear Nikki Patel (who plays Selly), Steve West (who plays Leander), Homer Todiwala (who plays Jude), Vidish Athavale (who plays Keegan), and Saskia Maarleveld, who plays all the Nightbirds, talk about how they prepared to bring our characters to life, as well as some of their favorite moments.

Don't forget: we have some spoiler chats coming up! Our call for Nightbirds questions has closed, as we'll be recording soon, but you can still send in questions for The Isles of the Gods and Amie will answer you without any of those thoughtful "I can't divulge too much" pauses. Send your questions to our Pub Dates email (pubdates AT gmail dot com) OR leave us a voice message over on SpeakPipe. You might just win a special prize if you do!

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

We're huge audiobook fans over here on Pub Dates, so we wanted to find out more about how ours got made. Let's jump into an excellent interview with Nick Martorelli, Amie's audiobook producer, and get the goss on how that magic happens.

Don't forget: we have some spoiler chats coming up! You can ask us anything about Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods and we'll answer you without any of those thoughtful "I can't divulge too much" pauses. For the Nightbirds spoiler chat, make sure to send your questions to our Pub Dates email (pubdates AT gmail dot com) OR leave us a voice message over on SpeakPipe by the end of May. You might just win a special prize if you do!

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Amie's high seas adventure is officially out! Join us as we launch Isles in style together at a live event in Melbourne, Australia.

Don't forget: we have some spoiler chat episodes coming up! You can ask us anything about Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods and we'll answer you without any of those thoughtful "I can't divulge too much" pauses. For the Nightbirds spoiler chat, make sure to send your questions to our Pub Dates email (pubdates AT gmail dot com) OR leave us a voice message over on SpeakPipe by the end of May, 2023.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

Sinking into a book with a really good magic system is - dare we say it? - fairly...well, magical. But as authors, creating them can be use of the biggest challenges we face. This episode, we're previewing a special episode of Amie's other podcast, Amie Kaufman on Writing, called Creating a Magic System. It gives writers some really helpful tips, using examples from The Isles of the Gods, and includes a discussion where we compare and contrast our magic systems, giving you a glimpse into what makes them tick.

Don't forget: we have some spoiler chat episodes coming up in the next few months! You can ask us anything about Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods and we'll answer you without any of those thoughtful "I can't divulge too much" pauses. For the Nightbirds spoiler chat, make sure to send your questions to our Pub Dates email (pubdates AT gmail dot com) OR leave us a voice message over on SpeakPipe by May 15, 2023.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods (run, don't walk over to Amie's preorder campaign before all the goodies she's offering run out!). You can also now go out and buy Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.

We're talking about the many kinds of romance in our books: unlikely friendships, forbidden love, and how we created the kinds of simmering chemistry that readers will want to root for.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. and Australian/New Zealand readers can pre-order The Isles of the Gods (run, don't walk over to Amie's preorder campaign before all the goodies she's offering run out!). You can also officially go out and buy Nightbirds wherever good books are sold.